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    Z buyer's woe

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by reaborg, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. reaborg

    reaborg Notebook Consultant

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    I got the Z570N/B, but now I am having second thoughts (which I paid about $2550 with taxes, 2 year accidental warranty, and two cheapest accessories (mouse+neoprone case) with the $300 off deal) . I am thinking either I should've just gotten the Z550 with its falling price at amazon, or I should've gone for the Z590 customized. When I bought it, I just couldn't wait for mail ordered delivery time so I bough it at the Sony Style store. Now, I can't really change my mind with 15% restocking fee (that' like blowing off $300 for nothing).

    Got to hate the restocking fee :), but I guess they are in place because of buyers like me. But how else can one know the product well enough to really evaluate the product?
     
    reaborg, Sep 13, 2008
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  2. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    never just think the 'buyers remorse' will go away. For the restocking fee of $300 you will be in actuality dissin the laptop that cost you 2500, wont like it=wont use it much=wont have that IT feeling of satisfaction outta it = $$ gone to waste anyway

    Swallow the restocking fee, DO YOUR RESEARCH more this time THAN go for the one you want :)
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 13, 2008
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  3. TZ300

    TZ300 Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe if you talk to the store manager, and ask for a trade to the CTO (he will order it for you in the store, a few Canadians have done it here), he may let you do it without penalty. Also, complain about the Z570 (find something to complain about), and that you hear from the web is much better for the Z590 :)
     
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  4. raid123

    raid123 Newbie

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    That's why I bought my Z laptop from Fry's. I paid full price for it, but I had the option of returning it without restocking fee. Unfortunately I just couldn't get used to the keyboard after a week of using it, so I returned it, no questions asked. I don't like having to return a laptop, but it certainly gives me a peace of mind to know that if there's something I don't want to be stuck with, such as a single stuck pixel or in this case a awkwardly spaced keyboard, I can just return it like any other product.
     
    raid123, Sep 13, 2008
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  5. thebigpants27

    thebigpants27 Notebook Evangelist

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    Uh, i wasn't aware the sonystyle has a restocking fee, i thought you could simply return the laptop no questions asked...

    eitherway, so your just unhappy with the specific specs of the laptop, but happy overall with it?
     
    thebigpants27, Sep 13, 2008
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  6. newtothis

    newtothis Notebook Consultant

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    I think it's sonystyle.com that doesn't have the restocking fee.
     
    newtothis, Sep 13, 2008
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  7. gr00vy0ne

    gr00vy0ne Notebook Consultant

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    This is true. You just need to absorb the cost of shipping it back to them. I chose the cheapest shipper but with insurance just in case.
     
    gr00vy0ne, Sep 13, 2008
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  8. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    is this true for CTO'd laptops?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Sep 13, 2008
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  9. newtothis

    newtothis Notebook Consultant

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    Yes. As long as it's not engraved.
     
    newtothis, Sep 13, 2008
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  10. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    hm.. ****, now i might consider returning it..

    thinking on getting a lenovo U330 and save me some bucks

    do you know how many days do we have to return it?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Sep 13, 2008
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  11. newtothis

    newtothis Notebook Consultant

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    Their policy is 30 days.
     
    newtothis, Sep 13, 2008
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  12. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    ****, now im not sure if i should keep mine or not, i CTO'd a Z590 with 2.53 4gb ram and fresh start and im not very happy with the gaming performance..
    i would at least expect it to run TF 2 at medium settings as 1366 x 768 smoothly, but i get less than 40 fps

    i know the lenovo will probably perform less than the Z, but still, its a third of the price of what i payed..

    can anyone recommend me a powerful gaming laptop with less than 14.1"?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Sep 13, 2008
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  13. newtothis

    newtothis Notebook Consultant

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    Perhaps the Lenovo T400?
     
    newtothis, Sep 13, 2008
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  14. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    but is the Radeon 3470 a lot better than the 9300 GS?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Sep 13, 2008
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  15. newtothis

    newtothis Notebook Consultant

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    It's better. I don't know if we can say A LOT better, but the T400 is ~$1000 cheaper than the Z.
     
    newtothis, Sep 13, 2008
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  16. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    StrongerThanAll, Sep 13, 2008
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  17. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Or you can consider the SR too... Good luck.
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Sep 13, 2008
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  18. AlaskaGrown

    AlaskaGrown Notebook Consultant

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    That's what I was thinking ... I see a lot of Z vs SR comments about the SR being a little bit better for gamers.
     
    AlaskaGrown, Sep 13, 2008
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